Bulgaria vs Croatia: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Bulgaria
0.616
in 2025
Croatia
0.616
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
38th
Croatia rank
38th
Participatory Political Institutions Index over time
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.616 against 0.616 in Croatia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 38th and Croatia ranks 38th of 176 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Croatia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.3324 | 0.1411 | 0.1913 | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 0.2903 | 0.224 | 0.0663 | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 0.237 | 0.224 | 0.013 | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 0.2894 | 0.224 | 0.0654 | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 0.265 | 0.2433 | 0.0217 | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 0.5704 | 0.4671 | 0.1033 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.5607 | 0.5504 | 0.0103 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.657 | 0.6549 | 0.0021 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.666 | 0.6277 | 0.0383 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Bulgaria or Croatia?
- Bulgaria, at 0.616 against 0.616 in Croatia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Bulgaria and Croatia?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Croatia?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Croatia rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Bulgaria ranks 38th and Croatia ranks 38th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.